Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a NEC win with a probability of 38.9%. A win for Groningen had a probability of 36.81% and a draw had a probability of 24.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.3%) and 0-2 (6.14%). The likeliest Groningen win was 2-1 (7.75%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.